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In 2006, a little movie called Brick surprised the hell out of me. A high school noir, thick with complicated, stylized detective language, mysterious figures and femme fatales? Skepticism levels were high — and for some people, the conceit didn’t work. Continue reading
Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart in Adventureland. Immediate thought upon leaving the theater after Adventureland: I want to hug that movie and everyone involved with it. I’d also like to buy them all a beer. Though that would probably be a lot of beer. Continue reading
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Let’s take a look at the image above, shall we? What you see there is one burned CD, a single word written on it in fine-point Sharpie. This is what came in a plain brown envelope earlier this week. Just this. No bio. No track list. Not even a flimsy little slip of a cover for the poor naked CD. Continue reading
Previously on Battlestar Galactica: “Someone to Watch Over Me”. What follows, after the break down there, are a few thoughts on “Islanded in a Sea of Stars,” the penultimate episode, if you count both parts of “Daybreak” as the finale — which, for the purpose of live(ish)blogging, I intend to. Comments on those will go up tomorrow, or possibly tonight, once it’s all over. Continue reading
“Deadlock” may have been a weak episode, but “Someone to Watch Over Me” is something for any show to be proud of. It’s nearly flawless, a beauty of acting, writing, editing and, so very importantly, composing (composer Bear McCreary’s three-part, incredibly detailed blog on his part of the experience starts here and is definitely recommended reading). Plus, it’s about Starbuck AND the Chief. What more could you ask for? Continue reading
The first time through, I hated “Deadlock” — especially coming on the heels of the dense, if awkward, “No Exit,” which offered a ton of information in an awkward plot device. Now, I don’t hate “Deadlock” — except for one particular moment — but I think it’s the season’s weak link. Here, let me tell you why… Continue reading
And we continue (from the mutiny-centric “The Oath” and “Blood on the Scales”) with the info-heavy “No Exit,” which found me mostly just typing, somewhat frantically, in an attempt to keep up with everything Sam Anders says. It’s important, it’s relevant, “It’s the miracle, right here,” as he says to Saul Tigh. So let’s see what the Cylon says… Continue reading